By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 05 August 2006 No segment of Iraqi society seems to be safe from the violence, including those in the world of sports. In July, members of the Iraqi Olympic National Committee and more than 30 others were kidnapped in Bag...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 03 August 2006 France's U.N. ambassador, Jean Marc de la Sabliere, says he is losing confidence in the Security Council's ability to quickly adopt a resolution to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 29 June 2006 Foreign Ministers of the Group of Eight industrialized nations are calling on Iran to respond to an international proposal aimed at ending the standoff with the West over its controversial nuclear program. During...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 June 2006 Delegates listen during the opening of the 29th international conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva, Switzerland An international Red Cross conference is set to approve the membership of Israel's...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 May 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he expects the United States to be able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq once the new government takes office. The sec...
By Al Pessin Baghdad 26 April 2006 The top U.S. military general in Iraq says his intention to recommend a significant reduction in U.S. troop levels in the country later this year is basically on tra...
By David Gollust Washington 28 March 2006 Nigerian policemen, seated lower right, guard the mansion of former Liberian president Charles Taylor in Calabar, Nigeria, March, 28, 2006 U.S. Secretary of S...
By Nico Colombant Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 27 March 2006 watch Refugee report Three years after peace was restored in the West African nation of Liberia, tens of thousands of refugees remain in c...
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 24 March 2006 watch 100yearold Retiree report Arthur Winston is retiring after working at the same job for more than seven decades. Named "Working Man of the Century" by f...
By Greg Flakus Gulfport, Mississippi 08 February 2006 watch Recovery report The devastation caused by flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina continues to dominate headlines here and inter...